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Oscar J. Molina

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0001-6271-5093Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Kira A. PodolskyiD· 1 shared Ronald T. RainesiD· 1 shared Vivian Y. LongiD· 1 shared

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintJan 29, 2026

A peptide catalyst can replace an essential enzyme in a eukaryotic cell

Kira A. Podolsky, Oscar J. Molina, Vivian Y. Long, Ronald T. Raines

This study shows a short peptide can replace an essential enzyme in yeast, demonstrating peptide-based catalysis as a possible precursor to modern protein enzymes.

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yeastexperimental assay

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